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Giving and receiving gifts are significant parts of any culture, including the corporate world. Giving gifts for clients, customers, and vendors is a great way to highlight your brand identity and values. It allows you to connect and stay in touch with your client base without being salesy. Above all, it is a nice gesture – everyone loves receiving gifts.
If the gifts for clients are for an occasion like the holidays, birthdays, or anniversaries, make sure they are perfectly timed, and the gifts don’t arrive much later or in advance.
Now that we have our bases covered let us look at some of the perfecting gifting ideas for clients.
1. Why is Gifting Important in Business?
One of the primary reasons why giving gifts for clients is important in business is to stay in touch. Additionally, there are other significant benefits to gifting in business –
- It helps show your gratitude and how much you value their business
- Strengthens your relationship with them
- It is also a form of subtle advertising by promoting brand recall
- You don’t have to wait for an occasion. Gifting at any time of the year without reason is sure to bring about a smile to their face.
2. Personalized Gifts for Clients to Win Them Over
2.1 The Perfect Coffee Gift for Clients
Caffeine is a part of every other person on the planet. Even if they don’t drink coffee or tea, coffee mugs are used by anyone who drinks a beverage – be it green tea, herbal tea, or just plain warm water. These stainless steel personalized coffee carafe and mugs would be a perfect gift for clients to have a strong cup of joe and keep their beverage hot or cold for longer durations.
2.2 Monogrammed golf club set
When you think of an executive golf putting set, you can picture a suited individual in a classy office suite swinging their clubs. If this brings about an image of your customer(s), then a golf club set would be the perfect gift for clients of this kind. Present them with these engraved executive golf club sets, and they will thank you virtually every time they indulge in their hobby.
2.3 Non-Food Gift Baskets
If you think food gift basket options are too many, consider the alternative. Anything that would make a client happy can be personalized into a gift basket – hobby supplies, seasonal essentials, self-care kit, boredom games, even a new parent kit (if they had just had a baby), or a move-in ready kit (as a house warming present). Our recommendation would be to have them delivered to your location and then add your custom message and your branding bits.
2.4 Thank you pack
If some people deserve a heartfelt thank you in the business world, that’s your clients. Their loyalty to you and your brand keeps your motor running, and it is never early or late to thank them. Add your branded company SWAG in these elegant thank you bags or these monogrammed canvas tote bags. Don’t forget to throw in a handwritten personalized thank you note along with it.
2.5 Terrarium or Succulent Garden
Remember when your client expressed their love to have plants around them but rued not having green fingers? Here’s a thoughtful gift for clients like them. Choose from these beautiful selections of terrarium kits and succulent gardens, add your company branding and gift it to them to get a feel of creating their own mini-garden on their desks without the hassles of general plant care.
2.6 Blueboard
Like us, if you prefer gifting experiences to things, Blueboard is where you go. It is an employee recognition platform that focuses on experiences as employee rewards or business gifts. Choose from a wide range of experiences like In-home, wellness, family-friendly, getaways, and exhilarating adventures to give a personal, memorable, and shareable gift for clients.
2.7 Artisanal gift box
In a world of mechanized products, handmade items are elegant gifts for clients. Present your customers and clients with artisanal gifts like coffee, soap, cheese, chocolates, baked goods, etc., to make them feel extra special.
2.8 Ammo can set
Though it is traditionally a groomsmen gift, we feel that a set of ammo would make a perfect gift for clients who are into military associated works, or are ex-military, or could easily make a future military person, if you know what we mean. Combine this personalized ammo can set with these etched monogrammed whisky glass and stone boxes, or you can buy the entire thing as a set from here.
2.9 Amazon gift cards
One gift that can never go wrong irrespective of the recipient is gift cards. There are a wide variety of gift cards available online. Choose one that would best suit your client and give them a card. Amazon cards apart, the portal also has a great collection across brands like Apple, Starbucks, Sephora, etc.
2.10 Tech gift basket
The one thing that can make your techie client go gaga – more technology. Put together a DIY tech gift basket including some of the most happening gadgets like headphones, memory cards, wireless mouse & keyboard, WiFi Extender, etc. Or you can also get this well-rounded tech gift basket put together by Carmen PC Problems, add your branding and give it as a thoughtful gift for clients.
2.11 Organic/Eco-friendly Water bottles
Guiding anyone to an eco-friendly lifestyle is a great gift to humanity in itself. Getting your customers to stay hydrated while protecting the planet is a remarkable gift for clients. Present them with one of these eco-friendly water bottles as a zero-waste swap – Stainless steel, Copper, Wheat straw biodegradable plastic, and Glass.
2.12 Portable Phone Charger
An ideal gift for clients, bosses, business travelers, basically everyone who is on the go. We might have the energy to go on for the entire day, but our electronic devices may not. Gift them with these 50000mAh 4 USB power bank that can charge laptops, phones, and tablets.
2.13 Custom Allbirds
While some might argue that shoes should not be given as gifts, we say there cannot be a better fitting gift for clients. Allbirds, a 100% carbon neutral company, is said to have the world’s most comfortable shoes, and they are made of wool and packaged in planet-friendly materials. Of course, we agree that you cannot just buy a pair of shoes online for someone else, but if you are relatively close with your client, you can walk into one of their stores and get them to pick one for themselves.
2.14 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Champagne
A fine gift for a fine client. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin is a vintage and one of the largest champagne houses based out of France. Gift your client with this custom Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Champagne that comes with a satin bag and a card with your choice of greeting. You can also choose a virtual wine tasting tour for a unique experience.
2.15 Gourmet Gift Boxes from Hickory Farms
We did mention before that there are options galore for food gift baskets. We have narrowed it down for you so that you can give a classy and the choicest of gifts for clients. Choose from these Hickory Farms gourmet gift boxes irrespective of the occasion, and your clients are bound to love you.
3. FAQs
- What gift can be given to clients?
As the research goes, 80% of your future profits come from 20% of your clients. It is vital to give all your clients special attention and build relationships. It allows you to show your gratitude to your clients for their loyalty. Your gift to them should speak of this bond, as well as help with brand recall.
- What do you offer customers for appreciation?
Customers are your valued patrons, and it is crucial to maintain mutual goodwill. Giving gifts irrespective of holidays or special occasions is a polite gesture and shows your appreciation of them. Apart from the branded SWAG, you can also go for inexpensive but unique ideas to warm your customers’ hearts –
- Select “customer of the day/month” and provide special discounts
- Reward loyalty with extra attention and benefits
- Send “Miss you” cards to old customers who have not come to you for a while
- Offer birthday month rewards
- Respond to reviews – good, bad, and ugly ones. And take action.
- How do you make a client feel special?
We follow a simple rule – treat clients the way you want to be treated as a client. Here are some tips to make our clients feel special –
- Give personal attention
- Be genuine
- Give thank you and appreciation cards
- Stay presentable – your store, employees, yourself
- Listen to feedback and follow through.
- Be realistic on what you can deliver. Setting expectations in terms of time, cost and scope reinforces your credibility as a business.
